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my paper was not designed to study the merits of healthcare reform at all. i was narrowly focused on trying to evaluating incentives facing the states, the position the states are in as a result of the law being passed eric -- past. having said that, i think there is a lot that people miss with respect to the drivers of healthcare cost. i think part of this reflects the fact that our body politic is reluctant to accept certain realities of the academic literature. finkelstein's research demonstrated that one of the big drivers of healthcare cost inflation was the rapid expansion of federally subsidized insurance in the 1960's to medicare and medicaid. the provision of federally subsidized insurance is a big driver of health service consumption and puts a lot of upward pressure on costs. there of another academic studies. one basically look at the factors throughout countries that drive health inflation. one of the big factors is the rate of growth of government provided health care services. if we are with ourselves, we have to recognize that one of the big
my paper was not designed to study the merits of healthcare reform at all. i was narrowly focused on trying to evaluating incentives facing the states, the position the states are in as a result of the law being passed eric -- past. having said that, i think there is a lot that people miss with respect to the drivers of healthcare cost. i think part of this reflects the fact that our body politic is reluctant to accept certain realities of the academic literature. finkelstein's research...
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i come from a healthcare background. i'm a registered pharmacist and been involved in the drug arena for over 25 years. my first professional career was as a registered pharmacist working in the retail drug sector bath at the independent drugstores and the chain drugstores. the biggest real that i had as a retail pharmacist toffs con sulet consumers on their medication usage both prescription or over the counter. also dietary supplements happen to fall on my lap in consulting with patientles on their particular needs. after a stint as a retail pharmacist i began my career on the regulatory side as a consumer safety officer. my primary role was to inspect fda regulated facilities primarily in the area of drugs. it was then i was bit by the law enforcement bug. coming from a law enforcement family i began my career office of inspector general office of investigations. there my primary role toffs investigate medicare fraud. then on the oci. fda's law enforcement arm. i investigated a variety of cases of criminal activity, p
i come from a healthcare background. i'm a registered pharmacist and been involved in the drug arena for over 25 years. my first professional career was as a registered pharmacist working in the retail drug sector bath at the independent drugstores and the chain drugstores. the biggest real that i had as a retail pharmacist toffs con sulet consumers on their medication usage both prescription or over the counter. also dietary supplements happen to fall on my lap in consulting with patientles on...
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we had all of those methods of funding healthcare. what didn't we fund? >> what h.h.s. did and i compliment them, is they said, where are the donut holes? 26-year-olds -- we got to cover these kids now because they are getting out there, they won't buy insurance, we need to bring them back under their parents. we did that. what did medicaid expansion do? it filled another donut hole. we had a group out there that wasn't doing it. what did the penalties, what did the incentives on people of certain incomes being able to access health care insurance with a subsidy? they looked at our system and said, where are all holes, and they started plugging them. will it work? that is a different question. that is what they were trying to do, in my opinion. we look at it from -- the one perspective we never look at it is every study i have ever seen says the average family plan in united states pays over $1,000 a year to help do the cost shifting for people who are not able to pay, who go to the emergency room, and using a medical plan, go to the emergency room. at our hospital, 6%
we had all of those methods of funding healthcare. what didn't we fund? >> what h.h.s. did and i compliment them, is they said, where are the donut holes? 26-year-olds -- we got to cover these kids now because they are getting out there, they won't buy insurance, we need to bring them back under their parents. we did that. what did medicaid expansion do? it filled another donut hole. we had a group out there that wasn't doing it. what did the penalties, what did the incentives on people...
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men were more likely to discuss taxes, healthcare, and immigration. we consider taxes and masculine issue. women talked about education, senior citizens. all of those are feminine issues. just like tv advertising, they do a blend of masculine versus feminine traits. both discussed performance, publication, and experience. they often talked of being of the people. that is a feminine strategy. the number likely to call it action oriented. that is a masculine strategy. women were more likely to emphasize that they were confident. that is a masculine strategy. when we look at their appeal, we find that they use this feminine style. emphasize the compliments. they give personal experiences. there is a personal tone on the website. men were likely to do a call for change. women tried not to go down below the trenches into negativity. here are some differences we find between websites and commercials. both men and women are more likely to attack on their website than on a tv ad. we have seen negative ads. we think it is because of the difference between the
men were more likely to discuss taxes, healthcare, and immigration. we consider taxes and masculine issue. women talked about education, senior citizens. all of those are feminine issues. just like tv advertising, they do a blend of masculine versus feminine traits. both discussed performance, publication, and experience. they often talked of being of the people. that is a feminine strategy. the number likely to call it action oriented. that is a masculine strategy. women were more likely to...
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the latter part of this decade, reflecting in large part the aging of the population and fast rising healthcare costs europe to promote economic growth for the longer-term and to preserve economic and financial stability, fiscal policy makers will have to put the federal budget on a sustainable long- term path that for stabilizes the ratio of federal debt to gdp and given the current elevated level of debt that eventually places that ratio on a downward trajectory. between 1960 and the onset of the financial crisis, federal debt averaged less than 40% of gdp. this relatively low level of debt provided the nation much needed flexibility to meet economic challenges of the past few years. replenishing this capacity will give future, suzanne administrations a greater score to deal with unforeseen events. to address both the near and long-term issues, the, send administration should consider replacing the sharp from spending is required by the sequestration with policies that reduce the federal deficit more gradually in the near-term, but more substantially in the longer run. such an approach could
the latter part of this decade, reflecting in large part the aging of the population and fast rising healthcare costs europe to promote economic growth for the longer-term and to preserve economic and financial stability, fiscal policy makers will have to put the federal budget on a sustainable long- term path that for stabilizes the ratio of federal debt to gdp and given the current elevated level of debt that eventually places that ratio on a downward trajectory. between 1960 and the onset of...
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for consumers and healthcare providers. we give details, as will as the over review so they can understand whether vitamin d in a particular set of circumstances may or may not be valuable. the fact sheet or by -- provide references to relevant literature or other info consumers might find useful. treat this as healthcare. pause for a second and realize what i'm telling you. it is an intervention. they are biologically active. they might have consequences. it might have benefits or may not have benefits. you may not know. you would probably benefit by gathering more information. in the age of the internet, the blessing is that there's a huge amount of information on there. the curse is that there is a huge amount information on the internet. it is difficult to sort out sometimes. but it is a good place to start. you can get information like that. you should be asking if you're planning to take supplements. are you reasonably healthy? are you die conscious? are you getting -- are you diet conscious? there seems little reason
for consumers and healthcare providers. we give details, as will as the over review so they can understand whether vitamin d in a particular set of circumstances may or may not be valuable. the fact sheet or by -- provide references to relevant literature or other info consumers might find useful. treat this as healthcare. pause for a second and realize what i'm telling you. it is an intervention. they are biologically active. they might have consequences. it might have benefits or may not have...